子曰
zǐ​yuē

Confucius said

  • created sense approved 子曰 · zǐ​yuē · Confucius said — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    子曰

    zǐ​yuē

    Confucius said

    A set phrase used to introduce a quote from Confucius in the Analects; Confucius says

    子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · master 曰 (literal) → 曰 · yuē · to say

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